Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday said that development works to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore have been carried out in Panchkula district during the last five years.
The Chief Minister was addressing the people at Majri Chowk in Panchkula district during the ‘Jan Aashirwad Yatra’.
The Chief Minister said that the four-lane road from Panchkula to Yamunanagar has been constructed at a cost of Rs 611 crore. Apart from this, Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) is also being constructed at a cost of Rs 160 crore.
He also said that a road would also be constructed from Chandigarh Airport to Panchkula, for which, the talks with Punjab Government has been held. An under pass would also be constructed to connect Sector 16-17 of Panchkula by road from railway station Chandigarh, he said.
Addressing the people in Raipur Rani, the Chief Minister said that the State Government has left no stone unturned in providing basic facilities like electricity, roads and water.
He said that Panchkula is the first district of Haryana, where 24 hours electricity is being supplied to the people in villages.
In Naraingarh, the Chief Minister said that the Regional Center for Horticulture University in Naraingarh has been approved and would be established soon. Rs 850 crore have been spent on the development works in the last five years, under which sports stadiums and girl’s colleges are being constructed.
Speaking at Bilaspur, Manohar Lal said that we have delivered more than the promises we made which also included election of educated panchayats.
This has raised the level of panchayats. The State Government has started star rating scheme to encourage the good work of panchayats, he added.